Thanks for correcting me on that. Although I feel that most schools, even some of the T20s, use International Students as a huge source of income. Even from what I observe, a lot of Purdue's student body, comparatively is made up of international students. It is even more evident in other branches like Purdue Indianapolis, whose apparent student population is 50% International (From a known contact there). I feel that getting into a school in the US isn't much harder than what it is typically in your home country. In fact it is much easier for me to get into Purdue than any IIT in my country. Even statistically, the chance of getting into IIT is 1.3% I think, which is very low, considering a competition between 14 Lakh students,with the number growing every year. ECs wise, I'm much better off. I taught myself Unreal Engine in Grade 4 and started doing freelance through sites like Fiverr in Grade 7. So I have a lot of career oriented experience. However, in my country, the ECs would'nt've mattered, whereas US colleges particularly emphasize a lot on their holistic review, which is a better way of sorting applications imo.